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Originally Posted by DampRobot
You are essentially saying that our motors are having trouble because they have too much load?
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The motors are operating at a very unhappy torque & speed point.
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It seems like that would improve overheating, although at the cost of range.
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If you get rid of the gear-up you can increase the motor voltage to get the same wheel speed at a faster motor speed which puts the motors at a much happier operating point.
Motors don't like to go slow. They want to go fast.